MASS SCREENING FOR THYROID CANCER IN GUNMA PREFECTURE
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The journal of the Japanese Practical Surgeon Society
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0386-9776
DOI: 10.3919/ringe1963.47.1191